Govt plans 20 textile parks to boost industry

The Centre is in talks with Uttarakhand and some other states to set up 20 textile parks to boost the industry, Union minister Santosh Gangwar said here on Sunday.Sheo S Jaiswal | February 01, 2016, 13:45 IST

The proposed parks will eventually develop industrial hubs across the country, the textiles minister said.

Haridwar: The Centre is in talks with Uttarakhand and some other states to set up 20 textile parks to boost the industry, Union minister Santosh Gangwar said here on Sunday. He added that the areas where these parks are set up will become industrial hubs.

"The central government has decided to set up 20 textile parks to boost textile industry in the country. It is already in talks with states, including Uttarakhand, so that land for these projects can be allotted," he said.

The proposed parks will eventually develop industrial hubs across the country, the textiles minister said. Gangwar was in Haridwar to take feedback of people for the upcoming Union Budget. "In keeping with the Central government's direction to all the ministers to reach out to the people and understand their mood to provide necessary inputs for the Union budget, I have come here," he said.

The minister also claimed that the NDA has provided a scam-free government to the country and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visits have been very productive. "The Centre can boast of these two achievements among several others," he said.

Taking on the erstwhile UPA government, Gangwar said, "Unlike the previous UPA regime, the NDA has succeeded in providing a clean and scam-free government. As for the Prime Minister's foreign visits, they have been 'most productive'." When asked about the Union government's allocation of funds for the ongoing Ardh Kumbh, the minister said Rs 160 crore were sanctioned for the religious fair.